Borobudor Temple. Personally, this image starkly captures the travesty of beheading these Buddhastatues. Borobudor Temple is a 9th Century Mahayana Buddhist monument situated in Central Java, Indonesia.
A barber cleans the ear of his customer, a common and delightful experience for many.
A few minutes earlier this chicken was freely running around the village compound; a few minutes later, it became dinner.
Coastline of Sumatra.
Latticed stupas at Borobudor Temple, a 9th Century Mahayana Buddhist monument situated in Central Java, Indonesia.
Borobudor Temple. One of the few statues left with a head.
Unloading firewood from his motorised out-rigger, a typical type of boat in Air Manis.
Kids ‘helping’ to push in a fishing boat at Air Manis, a small village near Padang, Sumatra.
Enroute to the Odalan ceremony to commemorate the anniversary of their local temple.
Priests at an Odalan ceremony having a break in between performing rituals and blessing villagers.
A batik workshop where traditional techniques are still being used.
This gentle lady lives in a village built on stilts in Tanjung Pinang,
Shed of many of the social inhibitions concomitant with urbanisation, this young boy runs around naked to collect water from a communal well.
SUMATRA
Traditional Sumatran dancers awaiting their turn to perform in Padang.
Storm clouds approaching one of the Mentawai, Sumatra.
Mentawai islanders in dugout canoes offering their handicraft for sale.
The Mentawai Islands are west of Padang, Sumatra, about 12 hours away by motorised boat.
Marcaroni’s Break on a chill-out day. Since its ‘discovery’ by surfers in the mid-90s, the Mentawai islands continue to be the ‘Mecca’ of the surfing world.
